drive up global food prices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nLike it or not oil is the life blood of our ecconomy and it’s high time we faced reality and started to expliot domestic reserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Everything old is new again or here we go again… Back to the 70’s. Every time I listen to democrats in talk about energy policy I feel I’ve been transported back to the 1970’s. 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